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James A. Baldwin Quotes

James A. Baldwin quotes about people

American Author August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987

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James A. Baldwin quote: "People can cry much easier than they can change."
People can cry much easier than they can change. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "The only thing that white people have that black people need,..."
The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. James A. Baldwin
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings. James A. Baldwin
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. James A. Baldwin
It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. James A. Baldwin
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."
People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin quote: "No people come into possession of a culture without having..."
No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. James A. Baldwin
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead. James A. Baldwin

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